What is the Greatest Common Factor of 8658 and 8673?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 8658 and 8673 is 3.

GCF(8658,8673) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 8658 and 8673, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 8658 and 8673.

How to find the GCF of 8658 and 8673?

We will first find the prime factorization of 8658 and 8673. After we will calculate the factors of 8658 and 8673 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 8658

Prime factors of 8658 are 2, 3, 13, 37. Prime factorization of 8658 in exponential form is:

8658 = 2¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 37¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 8673

Prime factors of 8673 are 3, 7, 59. Prime factorization of 8673 in exponential form is:

8673 = 3¹ × 7² × 59¹

Step-3: Factors of 8658

List of positive integer factors of 8658 that divides 8658 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 26, 37, 39, 74, 78, 111, 117, 222, 234, 333, 481, 666, 962, 1443, 2886, 4329

Step-4: Factors of 8673

List of positive integer factors of 8673 that divides 8658 without a remainder.

1, 3, 7, 21, 49, 59, 147, 177, 413, 1239, 2891

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 8658 and 8673. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 8658 and 8673 is 3.

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